St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
HUNGRY CHICAGO MEN
Broke Up the Arrangements for
a lunch to Visiting Norwegian
Soldiers

Lunch to Visiting Norwegian
Soldiers.
Shortly after noon yesterday the Sean
dinayian officers and soldiers, who were
so handsomely received by their coun-
trymen at Minneapolis on Friday even
ing, arrived in st. Paul, and were driven
TO the Ryan. twenty carriages being in
waiting at the Union depot for their
use. After dinner at the Ryan
hotel the carriages were again
brought around, and the entire body,
including the representatives of the
Scandinavian press of Chicago, was
driven to the capitol, where the visitors
were received by Gov. McGill, Secretary
Mattson, Gen. Clapp, Commissioner
Stockenstrom, and the various
state officials. The officers were
introduced to the governor.
speech, welcoming them in behalf of
the state. He mentioned the fact that
a great portion Of the population of
Minnesota is made up of Scandinayians
and that they are among the best citi-
Zens in the state. Col. Otto Nyquist,
of the Norwegian delegation. responded,
thanking the governor for his kind well
come, and praising the hospitality and
goodwill everywhere manifested to-
wards them. Secretary Mattson con-
cluded the speech-making with brief
account of the progress made by the
Scandinavians of the Northwest, and,
In their behalf, sent a greeting back to
the fatherland. After looki. e over the
capitol the party again proceeded to the
Ryan, where it disbanded, some going
out to do the various places of amuSe-
ment in the city, and others spending
the time in talking with the numerous
ScandinaVians who improved the oppOr-
tunity to call on them. The men and
officers are magnificent specimens of
physical development, several of whom,
tall and erect as they are, looked every
inch soldier, and worthy descendants of
the Mortimer.
TROUBLE IN THE RANKS.
There are several reports going the
rounds as to why the banquet at the
Minnesota club was declined by the
officers making up the delegation.
The committee extending the invita-
ton claims that the officers knew
nothing at all of the invitation, and that
it was declined because they did not in
clude the twenty newspaper men in
OF kilograms which go far
towards sustaining their side
of the case. The newspaper
men seem to have insisted in their full
delegation being included, and when
this was refused declined the invitation
without consulting the officers. At
least so the dozen or fifteen officers,
who were present at the Minnesota club
banquet last night, expressed them
selves to a GLOBE reporter.
Inc newspaper men, representing the
Swedish Tribune, the Swedish Ameri-
can, the NOrden, the Hemlandet, and
the Scandinavian. claim, ON the con-
trary, that when the invitation was
all were included, both commits
stoned and non-commissioned officers,
and that as soon as they found that only
fifteen officers were invited these Off
GERS declined, because they felt that
they could not take part in any select OF
part of the delegation left on their
special train for Chicago at 10 O'Clock
last evening.
A committee, consisting of Vice Con-
sui Sablgaard. Col. Mattson, Theo. More
Inns, Mr.. Alness, Lieut.. Palmquist, Gen.
Brandt, Mr.. Aured and Mr.. Munster,
rendered reception and banquet to
few OF the officers composing the Scan
dinavian party from Chicago. ''It was
the intention" said Mr.. Sablgaard, ssto
banquet the whole company; but this
programme fell through owing to the
EXTREME HOGGISHNESS
of the Chicago newspaper representa-
tiyes who insisted on having four of
their number from each paper present.
We thought one was sufflciency, so
we left those gentlemen to shift for
themselves, and privately invited the
following: Col. John Lilljehook, Capt.
G. Syl0w, Major Gyllenram, Lieut..
Count Lewenhaupt, Lieut.. Theander,
Z. Dick, Lieut.. A. NJ. Webster.
Vice CONSUL Sahlgaard and Stanford
Newell did the honors of showing the
distinguished guests through the differ
ent rooms and introducing them to the
members present. About o'clock the
party sat down to a very elaborate sup
per served in one of the private dining
rooms.